Installing Apache 2.0

[Joshua Lokken]

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:23:15 -0600, Andrew L. Gould <algould at datawok.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 29 December 2004 09:55 am, Fernando Matzdorf wrote:
> > Help!!
> > I recently downloaded version 2.0 of the Apache server from their
> > website, and I tried to install it to my system using pkg_add but was
> > unsuccessful (maybe it's not a package but I can't tell). I
> > downloaded it on a Windows XP computer, burned it to a cd, then tried
> > to install it on my FreeBSD computer, because configuring my WinModem
> > on FreeBSD is practically impossible.
>
> You should become familiar with the online handbood and with FreeBSD's
> ports system, which makes the installation of thousands of applications
> quite easy.  You will find that Apache2 is included in the ports.  The
> section of the handbook regarding the installation of applications can
> be found here:
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html

You may also want to spend the time and money to pick up a
modem that will work with FreeBSD, as you will need an internet
connection to effectively use the ports collection.

-- 
Joshua Lokken
Open Source Advocate